Critical Mention

JANUARY 3, 2018

Gone are the days of using AVEs (advertising value equivalents) or the number of clips or impressions as ways to gauge success. If you don’t get enough chances to write at work, start a blog. Offer to guest blog. More than 8 billion average daily views and 100 million hours of video are viewed every day on Facebook.

Measurement 119

Measurement Content Marketing Writing Infographics 119

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

Tip 2: Use social media for PR Social media platforms offer brands various options for affordable public relations campaigns , which provide solid results in raising awareness around your business entity or product offering — utilizing Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn just may do the trick.

Analytics 40

Analytics Content Marketing Measurement Advertising 40

Presspage

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

An in-depth interview with your CEO on her vision and goals for 2017 is picked up by several blogs and is widely read by your target audience. What you should NOT do when describing your PR success in quantitative terms, is use the well-known but highly criticized Advertising Value Equivalencies (AVE). Conversion: 2 percent.

Measurement 97

Measurement Comparison Advertising Advertising 97

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2014

If you’ve got display advertising data from services like AdRoll, Google AdWords, and other ad networks – especially the results of A/B tests – that data can be used to help guide future content creation. Systems you may be asked about: CMS logins to blogs, content libraries, asset pools. Earned Media. Paid Media.

Data 157

Data Data-Driven PR System Analytics 157

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

Social is branding, but unlike traditional advertising—it’s more human. We meet every Sunday night to discuss a different blogging topic, we welcome anyone that wants to learn or help others. Interesting test of Facebook content shows longer form content may win. Facebook curates which content you see. CMO of Meddle.it.

Social Media 120

Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. But it’s not advertising, and it’s not ‘influencer marketing’ in the Kardashian style. Podcast advertising revenue will exceed $1 billion in 2020. 5) Marketers will slow down.

Marketing 100

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 100

MaccaPR

JANUARY 6, 2015

Since MaccaPR first launched in late 2012, we''ve averaged a new blog post nearly every week for our loyal chief marketing and PR officer, corporate communication directors and marketing professional subscribers. Top 10 MaccaPR Blog Posts of 2014. #1. Is it website or Web site? Maccabee Public Relations. Round-Up'

Blogging 48

Blogging Wikipedia YouTube Content Marketing 48

Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

As social media and search advertising have become integrated into our everyday lives, many believe that direct mail is an outdated way to reach consumers as smartphones allow millennials to access information, products and services instantly. Ninety percent of millennials think direct mail advertising is reliable.

Advertising 84

Advertising Advertising Privacy Analytics 84

Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 14, 2018

Reputation management has been a recent topic of discussion in our Solo PR Premium Member Facebook Group (Shameless plug, if you’re a solo, this alone is well worth your membership – join us! ). The infographic below highlights the importance of online reputation and the impact it can have on your brand. Infographic by MDG Advertising.

Reputation 79

Reputation Infographics Crisis Management Local 79

PR Fuel

MARCH 17, 2020

Most people focus on three main areas when trying to promote their business: advertising, content marketing , and public relations. A Costly Strategy: Advertising. Advertising is probably the most obvious way to bring attention to your business. Advertising is probably the most obvious way to bring attention to your business.

Publicity 67

Publicity Small Business Advertising Advertising 67

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Journalists again cited Twitter as the most valuable to them (up from 70% last year), followed by Facebook (up from 22% last year).” 19% of publishers requested articles, 13% requested infographics, 12% requested mixed-media pieces, and 11% requested data visualizations.”. Reporters say Twitter tops Facebook. 1% said SnapChat.

Survey 76

Survey Media Relations Report Media 76

Ishmael's Corner

MAY 10, 2015

BTW, the Buffer blog serves as a poster child for thought leadership. - HootSuite : A social media dashboard for keeping an eye on people talking about your brand, responding to mentions and tracking keywords. I never considered this for B2B marketing, but the price point allows for experimentation. I plan to experiment with this one.

Tools 60

Tools B2B Software Storytelling 60

Presspage

AUGUST 15, 2017

Though today, only big tech companies like Facebook are able to serve content tailored to their users’ likes and dislikes (ads and articles), in a few years this trend will be ubiquitous in PR. Facebook’s official stance says they aim to prevent organizations clogging up a user’s newsfeed through excessive content.

Technology 115

Technology Big Data Video Data 115

PR 20/20

MAY 17, 2018

This could be in the form of a visual checklist, infographic, SlideShare presentation, quiz or even a Facebook Live webcast. And to encourage engagement, join ongoing conversations in relevant Facebook and LinkedIn groups to offer up your premium content or perhaps a link to your sticky content. Map out related blog content.

LinkedIn 53

LinkedIn Pitching Facebook Infographics 53

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Infographic: B2B Marketing Budgets Focus on Content, Digital. Social media (93%), case studies (82%), blogs (81%), email newsletters (81%), and in-person events (81%) top the list of as the most popular tactics. Infographics moved up the most on the list of effective tactics from 50% last year to 58% in the most recent report.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Survey B2B Marketing 60

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 15, 2019

The Stories feature implemented by social networks like Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram represents a great communication channel for businesses, particularly suited to those which already post high-quality images and videos across their social media channels. Infographic via 99firms.com. 5% are taken to a campaign page.

Instagram 63

Instagram Marketing Viral Airlines 63

PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Joe Pulizzi ( @JoePulizzi ), the “godfather of content marketing,” featured several predictions for the industry on the Content Marketing Institute blog ( @CMIContent ). Pulizzi discusses specific trends, such as native advertising, influencer marketing, purpose driven marketing, mobile, Facebook, video and visual and more.

Content Marketing 65

Content Marketing Trends Marketing Mobile 65

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

For content marketers seeking to generate leads from that new blog post, white paper, case study, event, infographic, research report, or webinar, here are 33 ways to ensure that your content is found, downloaded, clicked-on and consumed. Pin all your landing page URLs and blog posts to encourage sharing of them!

Marketing 48

Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 16, 2017

I spend about two hours a day on LinkedIn and Twitter, along with contributing to the MaccaPR blog, while our agency’s social media director, Christina Milanowski’s (Editor’s note: Former PR Rock Star! crew, hits Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Snapchat, SlideShare and other channels.

Agency 113

Agency SEO Social Media Pinterest 113

Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

It’s hard to miss all the articles and blog posts about how the PR industry is changing, how it’s integrating with new skill sets. Creating content – whether it’s a white paper, an Infographic or original research – can help make news for us. Digital Advertising – Specifically starting with paid social media promotion.

Marketing 60

Marketing Data-Driven PR Analytics Training 60

MaccaPR

JANUARY 21, 2016

In today’s hyper-digitalized marketing world, consumer brands must take a hard look at how they distribute content - infographics, e-books, videos, recipes and more - online. Brands can reach consumers in a way that advertising and other traditional marketing can’t touch. Bloggers can also sell the rights to their blog posts to brands.

Consumer 48

Consumer Infographics SEO Blogging 48

Stuart Bruce

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

It’s also alarming that so many in-house and agency PR professionals claim to get their ‘training’ from expert blogs. These people didn’t learn it from a blog. For agency people, when asked about their three top sources for social media education, expert blogs are also the most popular, at 76%.

Digital PR 60

Digital PR Training Report Social Media 60

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Engagement on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn dropped from January to June according to the 2016 Social Media Index a benchmarking study by TrackMaven , which develops marketing analytics software. The Social Media Inflation Index 2016 [Infographic]. And don’t miss a post: subscribe to this blog by email here.

Social Media 60

Social Media Study Media Survey 60

ReimaginePR

JULY 18, 2016

Think about your personal Facebook wall for a minute. That same Impact infographic tells us that, “By merely mentioning the word ‘video’ in the subject line of an e-mail campaign blast, the click through rate increased by 13%,” which is huge! How many more videos do you share than articles?

Video 120

Video Infographics Brand Branding 120

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 10, 2015

This way, you don’t have to go to design school to make a simple blog image or email newsletter header. Imagine this: an arts & crafts lover scrolls through their Facebook feed, until the word “craft” catches their eye. Quote graphics like this one are great for blog posts – call out an impactful line from the post using an image.

Infographics 60

Infographics Tools Guidelines Writing 60

PR Conversations

JULY 5, 2017

He/she is behind organization’s press releases, feature articles, blog posts, success stories, official statements and speeches. In this case, PR manager plans and runs advertising campaigns. Several years ago PR community actively discussed infographics – a new exciting format to present complex information.

Infographics 63

Infographics Corporate Policies Reputation 63

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Simply roundup a handful of the best news articles and blog posts from other credible sources – that are relevant to your community – and weave a promotion for your webinar into the content. This becomes a theme or column for a monthly blog post. Are Facebook Ads Any Good for B2B Marketing? and embed it into the blog post.

B2B 60

B2B Infographics Interviews eBook 60

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Video is the most popular content marketing format for 2015, ahead of case studies, blogs and infographics ( 2015 State of Digital Marketing , a report featuring insights from over 600 marketers from Web Marketing 123). Time and again, we see and hear countless online video marketing statistics like these: Consumers spend 5.5

Video 40

Video YouTube Web Case Study 40

PR Breakfast Club

JULY 6, 2015

You can choose from, among others, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and Pinterest. Know which social media sites respond best to the use of images in advertising campaigns. The study found that: Publishing 15 posts per month brings in five times more traffic than not blogging at all. Big beautiful images draw readers in.

Data 28

Data Pinterest Social Media Big Data 28

MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Luckett says marketers should stop focusing on outdated tactics - such as banner ads - and instead look at what attracts a non-cognitive response, such as infographics, videos or art. Facebook is a great example of this concept: it is based on likes, share, and ultimately connecting people in a positive way.

Marketing 48

Marketing Social Media Video Mobile 48

Cision

APRIL 26, 2017

According to the Cision 2017 State of the Media Report , when communicators pair compelling messages with rich formats like photos, videos, social media posts, infographics and data, they can drive better and more accurate coverage and increase earned media opportunities. 3 Rules to Ensure Your Blog Isn’t Breaking Copyright Rules.

Infographics 266

Infographics Brand Branding Video 266

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

1) The average blog post is 1,236 words. How long is the average blog post? How long does it take to write the average blog post? Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]. Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML].

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

Doctor Spin

JANUARY 5, 2024

Media Consumption : Regularly consumes content on digital marketing blogs, listens to podcasts related to career growth and personal development, and follows influencers in the marketing and lifestyle sectors. Social Networks: Daily activity on Facebook (especially in groups), Threads, and LinkedIn. Podcasts and Documentaries.

How To 52

How To eBook Corporate Groups 52

ReimaginePR

AUGUST 29, 2016

Get Started on Facebook. If You’re Just Getting Started: If you’re not sure which platform to start on, I’d recommend Facebook. Facebook has over 1 billion active users every month, and 70% of those users are active every day. It stands to reasons that at least some of your target audience is on Facebook.

Social Media 149

Social Media Marketing Media Facebook 149

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

You have two options: Promote through paid media (pay-per-click advertisements & sponsored posts). Blog Posts. Yes, I’m talking about blogging. Blogging is no longer an experimental trend that might be a waste of time. No, there is overwhelming evidence that shows maintaining a blog yields business results.

Infographics 235

Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

PR Fuel

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

It shouldn’t read like an advertisement for your product. Instead of sending a regular press release, use an infographic to tell your story. But what I did is no different than what I’m unfortunately seeing on a regular basis with other press releases, blog posts, emails, and so on. Sucks, doesn’t it?

Writing 118

Writing Newspapers Report Data 118

Shift Communications

MARCH 3, 2017

When collecting data, even though media may be your primary target, coverage is never a sure thing, so think about how else the resulting data might be used – company blogs, infographics, sales materials, social media posts, advertising, customer communications and more. Are the Conclusions Defensible? Molly DiLorenzo.

Survey 60

Survey Data Google Web 60